ASSOCIATE OR FULL PROFESSOR, ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, College of Engineering
2073

The Departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) and Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Boston University (BU) anticipate a tenured position at the level of Associate or Full Professor (pending Provost approval), working at the intersection of computation, data and information science, and biological systems with areas of impact that include computational biology, computational neuroscience, computational health, biological communications and information processing, brain-machine interfaces, and high-dimensional data analysis.

The BU footprint in these areas is growing significantly and candidates with research programs that transcend the traditional boundaries are welcome to explore affiliated appointments in appropriate departments, such as Computer Science, and Mathematics and Statistics. In addition, the University has openings for senior faculty as part of its Data Science Initiative and candidates can be considered in conjunction with this initiative.

BU BME is a top-ranked department (12^th by US News and World Report and 6^th among private institutions) and one of the largest in the nation. Research activity by BME faculty is on the order of $30M per year. BU ECE is ranked 36th by US News and World Report and 16^th among private institutions. Research activity by ECE faculty is on the order of $30M per year. BU BME and ECE faculty lead and participate in several high-profile, multidisciplinary research centers, including the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Science and Engineering, the Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering, the Center for Information and Systems Engineering, the Center for Systems Neuroscience, and the Photonics Center.

Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition dedicated to inclusion and social justice. We are proud that we were the first American university to award a PhD to a woman and that Martin Luther King Jr. received his PhD here. We are dedicated to increasing the participation of all talented students and are committed to the pursuit of engineering by underrepresented groups at BU and beyond.

For more information about BU ECE and BME, please visit: http://www.bu.edu/ece/ and http://www.bu.edu/bme/.

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We encourage candidates to apply early. Applications received by December 15, 2018 will be given full consideration.

Applications can be submitted at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/12100

We are looking for outstanding candidates with a Ph.D. in ECE or BME or related disciplines who demonstrate potential for leading an independent, interdisciplinary, and well-funded research program in their area of expertise, teach effectively at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and utilize their expertise to strengthen collaborative research within Engineering and beyond.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor

Boston , Massachusetts, United States

Full-Time/Regular

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